Story: Rankin, Hōne Heke

A 1940 re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

A 1940 re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

During the 1940 centennial celebrations, Hōne Heke Rankin (right) played his ancestor, Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai, in a re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Angela Ballara. 'Rankin, Hōne Heke', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4r3/rankin-hone-heke (accessed 20 April 2024)